Thursday 10 May 2007

Mark Dion - Scala Naturae






















'Scala Naturae (1994), was a straightfaced subversion of Aristotle's attempt to classify life according to a hierachical system. . . . The receding steps begin with man's creationsm, climbing past fungi, fruits and vegetables, corals, butterflies, and a stuffed cat and duck and concluding with a bust of the classical scholar.'

Text from Mark Dion, Liza Corrin, Miwon Know, Norman Bryson, Phaidon.

2 comments:

Wendy said...

Please ignor the thread, I've only just noticed it; it must have been on the scanner.

AbsractArtZoZo said...

I like this idea and will have to steal it.Did you know about the way the Japanese classified life on earth..you will have to look it up as i am far too busy;zocoo